Tuesday with Dorie: Swedish Visiting Cake
When I first looked at this recipe, I thought Dorie had made a mistake!
No leavening was included. No baking powder. No soda. No egg whites.
But I made it as written. Turned out to be rather dense, moist and quite tasty. Loved the almond flavor.
AND THEN IT HIT ME!
This recipe is exactly the same as my Emergency Microwave Brownies–without the chocolate. Instead of 1 cup of flour called for in the Swedish Visiting Cake, my brownies call for 3/4 cup of flour. The difference is made up with 1/2 cup cocoa powder.
No wonder I liked this cake. Note to Mike: Too bad I can’t bake it in the microwave like the brownies. The crust wouldn’t be right–nor would the color. But since it’s so simple, I might make it again anyway.
If you want the recipe, go visit Nancy at The Dogs Eat the Crumbs.
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I thought the technique was interesting and different. How cool that you can bake brownies this way also! Love the quick recipes, especially when they’re as yummy as this one. Your cake is beautiful.
So, it’s now your emergency almond cake? I think it’s perfect any time. Love the skillet photos! I only made a half recipe, so used a boring cake pan.
Fun cake, I need to try your emergency brownie recipe. Looks delish.
Wonderful pictures! I am sure the taste was just as wonderful.
I used a tiny little bit of baking powder, because the apple-variant did call for some – and ended up with a hill-like cake. I don’t think that’s what the cake was supposed to look like. o:]
Well now that I have this one memorized…. it truly IS like an emergency cake. How funny about the brownies…. but now I really must dig out that microwave manual and see what exactly I can bake in it. Perhaps an angelfood cake… love the skillet cake! The photography is wonderful and the cake is beautiful! I’ve yet to try that method – is it laziness that I used a simple cake pan???
Love your photos! It’s good to have some emergency recipes that don’t have a lot of ingredients.
Beautiful cake.
haha – funny that you have an emergency brownie recipe.
your cake looks great!
Emergency brownies?! They look awesome, as does your gorgeous cake.
Hmmm…I think I’m going to have to try these “Emergency Brownies!” What a great concept
I was also kinda nervous that there was no baking soda/baking powder too but Dorie comes out with another winner. I’ll never doubt her again! Crazy about your brownies.
-CB
http://iheartfood4thought.com
I’ll have to look up those emergency brownies, they look great!!
Your cake is juts beautiful
that looks good. and so do those brownies!!
Those brownies look really good and you swedish visiting cake is perfect!
Emergency microwave brownies?
Yum! Glad this turned out so well for you! We loved it as well!
Lovely! The brownies look delish too.
Gorgeous! I will keep both recipes close at hand.
It looks just delicious. Too bad that you can’t make it in the microwave!
I have your blog in my Google Reader but noticed that your TWD posts don’t appear in there. Just thought I’d mention that!
Yum, talk about a brownie SOS!
Your cake turned out lovely too.
I love that you have an emergency brownie recipe. I think we’ve all needed a brownie ASAP at some point. Your cake looks wonderful. I really enjoyed this one too.
hmmm emerg. brownies. you’ve got me intrigued!
This is truly amazing. I want to try the brownies also.
Ciao !! I love your pictures !! Great brownies too !
Your cake looks so pretty – especially on your serving dish! =) The Beau saw your post and thought the cake looked great too, but then he saw the photo of the brownie and asked me to bake that! =)
I was totally thrown off by the absence of a leavener too! I really thought it was a typo. But the cake is perfect. So cool that it is essentially your brownie recipe. Yours looks wonderful!
I really need a quick emergency to come up so I can try those brownies!
Love this cake, yours looks great. Hey, you mentioned no egg whites??? It says in the recipe 2 large eggs. Or did you just mean they are whipped? That’s probably what you meant, for volume. Ok.
Now, back to those brownies…..
Your cake looks so great. Wonderful photos. Interesting that it’s so similar to your brownies.
Mimi
I also wondered how this cake would turn out with no leavening. But it was amazing! Gorgeous pictures as always.
Emergency microwave brownies? Bookmarked! If they’re as good as this cake, I must try them soon.